the queens vocab Flashcards by Ina blgt | Brainscape

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against all odds

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contre vents et marées

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autocracy

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autocratie (pouvoir politique suprême concentré entre les mains d’une seule personne)

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birthright

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droit d’aînesse

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ceremonial

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rituel

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commoner

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citoyen roturier

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constituency

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circonscription ( division général administrative)

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dictatorship

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a single person with all power

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duties

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obligations

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figurehead

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figure emblématique

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fray

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bagarre

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gossip

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ragot

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head of state

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chef d’état

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heir / heiress

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héritier

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naysayer

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détracteurs

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offspring

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descendant

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opulence - pagentry

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le faste ( jour de célébration)

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payroll

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salaire

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pomp

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apparat

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second line to the throne

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second dans le liste de l’héritage au throne

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sovereign

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souverain

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taxpayers

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contribuables

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to attend

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assister à

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to be granted a title

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recevoir un titre

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to carry out official duties

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exercer des fonctions officielles

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to shine on the interNational stage

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briller su la scène internationale

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to squander

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dilapider

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stay away from the spotlight

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se faire oublier

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to strengthen national duty

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renforcer l’unité nationale

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to support

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soutenir

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for / embody

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representer / incarner/ personnifier

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unifying force

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force unificatrice

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upkeep

A

entretien